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The Parable of the Tares [leave them alone]
In the parable of the tares Jesus Christ tells us of the events that took place in the garden of Eden. He tells us that Satan was the father of Cain and that his children are still on earth today. In this Bible study we will learn more about Satan's offspring and what tribe they claim to be from. Let's see what Jesus Christ has to say about the events in the garden of Eden in the parable of the tares.
Matthew 13:24-30
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The Fall of Esau's People [The Edomites] - the U.S.S.R
Take this Book of Obadiah back to the Hebrew tongue! - Obadiah1
† THE GREAT CHRISTIAN NATIONS TODAY

SAXONS: means "sons of Isaac. The Americans, Canadians, and a lot of Europeans are descendants, in part, of The House of JACOB, who were scattered across the Caucasus Mountains by the Assyrians, and later settled in what is now the superpower of superpowers: THE UNITED STATES, and by no accident!
The United States of America, and the British Commonwealth were ordained by God, along with the other great Christian nations of the world to defend Isra'el in the last days of this earth age!
PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN - The great ambassador sent to Edom ("red" nation in Hebrew), known in Reagan and Gorbachev's time, as the U.R.R.S. or U.S.S.R. or the C.C.C.P. or, the Soviet Union. Obadiah tells of the fall of The Warsaw Pact and Soviet communism and how it came about! Esau (Gorbachev sold the Soviet Union's heritage-communism, for U.S. wheat from Jacob's decendants (Reagan). IT IS NOT OVER YET between Jacob and Esau! Follow the Hebrew tongue...important!
Photograph of President Ronald Reagan being sworn in on Inaugural Day, U.S. Capitol. (January 2 1981). He was prophesied about by Obadiah 2,500 years ago.

The House of Jacob and the House of Esau
President Ronald Reagan sitting at a fire at the very first summit in Geneva with Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev.

Obadiah's one chapter prophesy of the end of the USSR and the Warsaw Pact. ~Reagan and Gorbachev were, if you follow the subject matter in the Hebrew tongue, told of 2500 years ago! Jacob - the patriarch of Isra'el and the Christian nations today, who traded a bowl of mush for the birthright of Esau: Rus, Gog, Russia, USSR are: (the decendants in part, of the Edomites- the red nation) migrated to the geographical area where Russia is today. This book tells of the end of the confederacy- The USSR who Gorbachev sold out their heritance- communism for American wheat. ~Esau likes to bring his bowl. . . maybe? ~ It isn't over either. . . ~
Obadiah (King James Version)
Obadi'ah "serving Yah" 1Thus said the Lord Jehovah to Edom, A report we have heard from Jehovah, And an ambassador- - - note: ~Ronald Reagan ~ - - - among nations was sent, `Rise, yea, let us rise against her for battle. ' 2Lo, little I have made thee among nations, Despised art thou exceedingly. 3The pride of thy heart hath lifted thee up, O dweller in clifts of a rock, (A high place is his habitation, He is saying in his heart, `Who doth bring me down to earth? ') 4If thou dost go up high as an eagle- - - THE U. S. ensign ~"? - - - And if between stars thou dost set thy nest, From thence I bring thee down, An affirmation of Jehovah. 5If thieves have come in to thee, If spoilers of the night, How hast thou been cut off! Do they not steal their sufficiency? If gatherers have come in to thee, Do they not leave gleanings? 6How hath Esau been searched out! Flowed out have his hidden things, 7Unto the border sent thee have all thine allies, Forgotten thee, prevailed over thee, have thy friends, Thy bread they make a snare under thee, There is no understanding in him! 8Is it not in that day - - an affirmation of Jehovah, That I have destroyed the wise out of Edom, And understanding out of the mount of Esau? 9And broken down have been thy mighty ones, O Teman, So that every one of the mount of Esau is cut off. 10For slaughter, for violence to thy brother Jacob, Cover thee doth shame, And thou hast been cut off - - to the age. (note) cut off from the fat of the land. . . look where Russia is geographically ~. 11In the day of thy standing over- against, In the day of strangers taking captive his force, And foreigners have entered his gates, And for Jerusalem have cast a lot, Even thou art as one of them! 12And - - thou dost not look on the day of thy brother, On the day of his alienation, Nor dost thou rejoice over sons of Judah, In the day of their destruction, Nor make great thy mouth in a day of distress. 13Nor come into a gate of My people in a day of their calamity, Nor look, even thou, on its misfortune in a day of its calamity, Nor send forth against its force in a day of its calamity, 14Nor stand by the breach to cut off its escaped, Nor deliver up its remnant in a day of distress. 15For near is the day of Jehovah, on all the nations, As thou hast done, it is done to thee, Thy deed doth turn back on thine own head. 16For - - as ye have drunk on My holy mount, Drink do all the nations continually, And they have drunk and have swallowed, And they have been as they have not been. 17And in mount Zion there is an escape, And it hath been holy, And the house of Jacob have possessed their possessions. 18And the house of Jacob hath been a fire, And the house of Joseph a flame, And the house of Esau for stubble, And they have burned among them, And they have consumed them, And there is not a remnant to the house of Esau, For Jehovah hath spoken. 19And they have possessed the south with the mount of Esau, And the low country with the Philistines, And they have possessed the field of Ephraim, And the field of Samaria, And Benjamin with Gilead. 20And the removed of this force of the sons of Israel, That with the Canaanites unto Zarephat, And the removed of Jerusalem that is with the Sepharad, Possess the cities of the south. 21And gone up have saviours on mount Zion, To judge the mount of Esau, And the kingdom hath been to Jehovah!
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Jacob gives the birthright blessings to Ephraim and Mannaseh: Ephraim and Mannaseh - The House of Joseph
This was the birthright blessing given by Jacob to the House of Joseph through his two twin sons! It is documented in Genesis 48.
Read Genesis 48 and read that Jacob gave them this blessing with his arms crossed on both their heads ...crossed over in the shape of a cross! Genesis 48 (KJV)
Jacob's Birthright Blessing Goes to Joseph's Two Sons 1And it came to pass after these things, that one told Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. 2And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed. 3And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me, 4And said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a multitude of people; and will give this land to thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession. 5And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine. 6And thy issue, which thou begettest after them, shall be thine, and shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance. 7And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when yet there was but a little way to come unto Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way of Ephrath; the same is Bethlehem. 8And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, and said, Who are these? 9And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, whom God hath given me in this place. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them. 10Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he could not see. And he brought them near unto him; and he kissed them, and embraced them. 11And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face: and, lo, God hath shewed me also thy seed. 12And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth. 13And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel's left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's right hand, and brought them near unto him. 14And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim's head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh's head, guiding his hands wittingly; for Manasseh was the firstborn. 15And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day, 16The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth. 17And when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him: and he held up his father's hand, to remove it from Ephraim's head unto Manasseh's head. 18And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father: for this is the firstborn; put thy right hand upon his head. 19And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he note: The US and the UK? , and his seed shall become a multitude of nations. Jacob put his hands on their head in the shape of a cross 20And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh. 21And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers. 22Moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.
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"The Rapture Bus" is not Coming. .A "Rapture of the church" is not Biblical!
1 Thessalonians 4:13-20 - subject: WHERE THE DEAD ARE, and when and in what manner they will ressurrect!1 Thessalonians 4:13-20 (King James Version) 13But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. 14For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. 15For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. 16For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: 17Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds ...note: [clouds of people]..., to meet the Lord in the air: note: "air" in Greek is "pnuema" or "spirit" ...and so shall we ever be with the Lord. - - note: a cloud of people changed instantly to spiritual bodies when Christ's feet touch the Mount of Olives at the7th trump of Revelation!- - 18Wherefore comfort one another with these words. Supporting scripture EZEKI'EL 13:18-20
'EL means God: YHVH's title in Hebrew.
Our Father is very much against those who teach His children to save their souls by flying...e.g..."The Rapture" doctrine of 1830 by a very disturbed Margaret MacDonald.
We are to overcome, not by Biblical ignorance and aimlessly waiting to disappear, but by gaining TRUE wisdom from God's Word so that we are NOT deceived by satan with this nonsense when he appears as the false christ at the 6th trump of Revelation! Ezekiel 13: 18- 20 (King James Version)
18And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the women that sew pillows to all armholes, and make kerchiefs upon the head of every stature to hunt souls! Will ye hunt the souls of my people, and will ye save the souls alive that come unto you? 19And will ye pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that hear your lies? 20Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against your pillows, wherewith ye there hunt the souls to make them fly, and I will tear them from your arms, and I will let the souls go, even the souls that ye hunt to make them fly.
JESUS CHRIST IS THE LIVING WORD! †
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Saturday, January 24, 2009
The Coming of the antichrist - satan defacto
VISION » Of John on the island of Patmos » The beast coming out of the earth ( Revelation 13:11-18 )
Matthew 24:15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation , spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:) Matthew 24:14-16 (in Context) Matthew 24 (Whole Chapter)
Mark 13:14 But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation , spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains: Mark 13:13-15 (in Context) Mark 13 (Whole Chapter)
1 John 2:18 Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrist s; whereby we know that it is the last time. 1 John 2:17-19 (in Context) 1 John 2 (Whole Chapter)
1 John 2:22 Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist , that denieth the Father and the Son. 1 John 2:21-23 (in Context) 1 John 2 (Whole Chapter)
1 John 4:3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist , whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world. 1 John 4:2-4 (in Context) 1 John 4 (Whole Chapter)
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20John%204;&version=9;For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist . 2 John 1:6-8 (in Context) 2 John 1 (Whole Chapter)
Matthew 24 (King James Version) The anti or false christ is satan claiming to be Christ . Jesus tells of the end of this earth age. Also see Mark 13, Luke 21 for cross- reference: Matthew 24 KJV1And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple. 2And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. 3And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? 4And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. 5For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many . 6And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. 7For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. 8All these are the beginning of sorrows. 9Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, note: to be converted to the false "jesus" who is satan or death among many other names and titles , and shall kill you: spiritually and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake. 10And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. 11And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many . 12And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. 13But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. 14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come . 15When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, note: satan spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand : ) 16Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains: 17Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house: 18Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes. 19And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! those spiritually impregnated with false- teaching, who nurse satan's church along not even realizing it. They will, many of them, be taught in The Millineum Age . 20But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day: 21For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. 22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved : but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened . note: This unforgivable sin is not possible in my opinion We do not premeditate what we will say when delivered before the synagogue of satan. . . we are to allow the Pentecost tongue. . . The Holy Spirit to speak through us. every dialect will understand worldwide! Tongues are NOT "turkey- gobble! 23Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not . 24For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible , they shall deceive the very elect. 25Behold, I have told you before. 26Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not . 27For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 28For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together. 29Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: 30And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory . 31And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds , from one end of heaven to the other. 32 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh : 33So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. 34Verily I say unto you, This OURS BELOVED , generation shall not pass , till all these things be fulfilled . 35Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
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THREE WORLD AGES
See Job: 1:6 KJV
6Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them.
Job 38 KJV ***NOTE: in Job 1:3, God told Job to stand up like a man and quit listening to fools, and listen to Him. God asks Job if he even is wise enough to remember the 1st earth age? Only God has that wisdom, as all lasting knowledge and wisdom comes from Our Father! YHVH owns everything; anything we posess here in the flesh, is all on loan, even our kids! 1 Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
2 Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge? ****Note:Three stupid Edomite "friends"; you might just as well have an army against you than friends like that!***
3 ***Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.
4 Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.
5 Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?
6 Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;
7 When the morning stars ...**(God's children)... sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
8 Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?
9 When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,
10 And brake up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors,
11 And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?
12 Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;
13 That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?
14 It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment.
15 And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken.
16 Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth?
17 Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death?
18 Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all.
19 Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is the place thereof,
20 That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof?
21 Knowest thou it, because thou wast then born? or because the number of thy days is great?
22 Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,
23 Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?
24 By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the east wind upon the earth?
25 Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;
26 To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;
27 To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?
28 Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew? ***YHVH is that FATHER!
29 Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?
30 The waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.
31 Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?*****The CREATOR OF ALL!****
32 Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?
33 Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth? **An age before friends!****
34 Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?
35 Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go and say unto thee, Here we are?
36 Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart?
37 Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,
38 When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together?
39 Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,
40 When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait?
41 Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.
*Also check out The 2 Epistles of Peter which ALSO documents 3 world ages...so does science!
YHVH
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II Corinthians - Satan Disguised as an Angel of Light
http://www.companionbiblecondensed.com/NT/2Corinthians.pdf
Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians- Biblical documentation to back up what I have written Disguised arehis angels and Satan himself as an "angel of light." They will be disguised as "ministers of righteousness." See II Corinthians 11:13-15 for Biblical documentation. I am now going to back up to the start of chapter 11, and see what Paul says about the beginning. God has "espoused us to one husband , "...that I may present you as a true virgin (spiritually speaking) to Christ." II Corinth . 11:2 In II Corinth.11:3 , Paul tells us of Eve's seduction by Satan in The Beginning. Also, that we should not seduced ( spiritually ) by Satan when he appears in his role as the False Messiah. What shame it would be to be found worshipping Satan himself when the true LORD Jesus Christ returns at the 7th trump. People thinking they had been good Christians. It is sad that people today, by what they are being taught, are already misled, and will, most likely, worship Satan as Christ. I agree that the 1/3 who followed Satan in The First Earth Age, are here today, partly because of all the evil and God-less atheism, and that Satan will test them again himself de facto. II Corinth . 11:3, Paul says in II Corinth.11:4, Paul tells us to beware of "...another Jesus", who is Satan is role at the end of this Earth Age. Lucifer ("the morning star"), actually, the fake morning star , being disguised as the true, will be here de facto for 5 months. God's elect who are delivered before him will allow the Holy Spirit to speak through them; they will NOT bow a knee to Satan. The Two Witnesses die and Jesus Christ will return. Everthing has happened, and will happen, EXACTLY how it is written.
Ezekiel 34 Judgement Begins With The Shepherds


The Crucifixion of Christ Psalm 22 as Prophecy

Exposition
Psalm 22 takes the point of view of a righteous man who is suffering torments unto death. A verse-by-verse exposition demonstrates that the psalm points with great fullness and precision to Jesus' death on the cross.
Verses 1-2.
1 My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring? 2 O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent.
Psalm 22:1-2
From these verses we infer that the speaker is a man who is undergoing severe anguish, caused mainly by His alienation from God. The predicament suggested here is exactly what Jesus suffered as He took the Father's hatred for our sin upon Himself.
The Gospels record seven utterances of Jesus as He hung on the cross.
"Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do" (Luke 23:34).
"Verily, I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise" (Luke 23:43).
"Woman, behold thy son! . . . Behold thy mother!" (John 19:26-27).
"My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" (Matt. 27:46).
"I thirst" (John 19:28).
"Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit" (Luke 23:46).
"It is finished" (John 19:30).
The fourth utterance in sequence is a quotation from Psalm 22—indeed, from the opening words of the psalm. As death approached, Jesus remembered the psalm that was prophetic of His own ordeal. He cried out the opening words for all to hear, then kept silent while the psalm continued to pass through His mind. Why did He apply the opening words to His own case? Why did He say that God had forsaken Him? He was quoting ps. 22 to bear witness to those present at His execution that, He was indeed, the Messiah. It is just my opinion, I cannot document this, but I feel that Jesus was teaching on the cross, even while being executed in such a ghastly manner.
His further meditation upon the psalm occasionally prompted Him to speak again. His fifth utterance on the cross, "I thirst" (John 19:28), perhaps followed His remembrance of verse 15, "My tongue cleaveth to my jaws." His sixth utterance, "Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit" (Luke 23:46) may have been spoken in connection with verse 29, "And none can keep alive his own soul." His seventh and last saying, "It is finished" (John 19:30), was unquestionably His victorious restatement of the psalm's conclusion, "He hath done this." The saying and the psalm's conclusion are each a single word: in Greek, tetelestai , in Hebrew, asah (1). The former is a close Greek translation of the latter, which carries the sense, "He has acted with effect" (2). In other words, "He has accomplished the purpose of His action." What did Jesus mean by His last utterance? He meant that He had finished the work of our salvation.
Verses 3-5.
3 But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel. 4 Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them. 5 They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded.
Psalm 22:3-5
The speaker's confession of God as the God of His fathers (v. 4) reveals that He belongs to the nation of Israel. Jesus was, of course, a member of this nation.
Verses 6-8.
6 But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people. 7 All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying, 8 He trusted on the Lord that he would deliver him, seeing he delighted in him.
Psalm 22:6-8
The circumstances of the speaker now become clearer. He is a righteous man in distress, and His sufferings have made Him the reproach of evil men (v. 6). They have gathered to mock Him (v. 7). They taunt Him by saying, "He trusted on the Lord that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him."
The plight of the speaker in Psalm 22 corresponds perfectly to Jesus' as He hung on the cross. He was a spectacle in the midst of many enemies, including the Jewish leaders who called out,
He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for He said, I am the Son of God.
Matthew 27:43
Verses 9-10.
9 But thou art he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope when I was upon my mother's breasts. 10 I was cast upon thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother's belly.
Psalm 22:9-10
Here we discover that the speaker is no ordinary man, for He can boast that He trusted in God when He was only a suckling infant (v. 9). Even before birth, He knew God (v. 10). The possession of God-consciousness so early in life is surely proof that the speaker has a uniquely exalted nature. Indeed, to have enjoyed such precocious fellowship with God, He must be God's specially anointed One, the Christ.
Verses 11-13.
11 Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help. 12 Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round. 13 They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.
Psalm 22:11-13
From these verses we learn that the speaker has no ordinary enemy. He sees some of the mockers around Him as "bulls of Bashan" (v. 12). Bashan, the high tableland east of Galilee, was famous for its rich fields and pastures (3). Its teeming herds of well-fed cattle no doubt supplied many of the bulls sacrificed at the Temple in Jerusalem. So, it is likely that the epithet "bulls of Bashan" expresses how the dying Jesus would perceive the chief priests who stood jeering Him as He hung on the cross (Matt. 27:41). The Temple where the priests worked was essentially a slaughterhouse. Perhaps their hands and clothes smelled like the blood and burning flesh of bulls. Jesus may have perceived them as bulls for another reason also—because like bulls they were dangerous, mean-tempered, and ignorant. Although He was dying for these wretched examples of humanity, and although he desired their repentance and salvation, He saw them realistically. As God, He knew what they were.
Yet the chief priests were not the principal movers behind the Crucifixion. They were simply pawns of another creature, "a ravening and a roaring lion" (v. 13). This expression refers to the devil, who appears under the figure of a lion in several other texts (Psa. 91:13; 1 Pet. 5:8). As Jesus was suffering on the cross, He saw the great predator of souls as the controlling intelligence behind the men who had brought Him to His death.
Verses 14-18.
14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels. 15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death. 16 For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet. 17 I may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me. 18 They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.
Psalm 22:14-18
All the complaints here speak graphically of Jesus' crucifixion. The first two describe His chief sensations on the cross.
"I am poured out like water." He felt gravity pulling Him downward against the resistance of the spikes. He had an unrelieved sense of falling, as He battled to keep His body in a raised position. His exhausted muscles refused to do His will, and He felt watery. Yet the imagery is complex. By bringing to our sight the hasty and unstoppable downward flow of water when it is poured out, the same words also describe the spilling of His blood.
"All my bones are out of joint." "Out of joint" is better translated "spread apart" (4). The grotesque twisting and stretching of Jesus' body on the cross must truly have produced a sensation of extreme pressure on His joints. Authorities now believe that in a typical crucifixion, the victim's arms were attached to the patibulum before it was lifted onto the stipes (5). Perhaps the pull on Jesus' arms as He was yanked off the ground actually dislocated His shoulders.
As the hours wore on, Jesus sensed approaching death. He perceived three threats to His vital functions.
"My heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels." He became conscious that He was on the brink of heart failure. Overexertion and lack of oxygen had so weakened His heart that it had become more like soft wax than hard muscle. Moreover, the wax was melting. The wall of the heart had ruptured, and blood had begun to seep into the heart cavity.
"My strength is dried up like a potsherd." The abuses heaped upon Him earlier in the day and the long struggle to breathe on the cross had completely sapped His strength. He was conscious that He could no longer push Himself up for another breath.
"My tongue cleaveth to my jaws." From loss of blood and other causes of diminished blood flow in His upper body, He was suffering from acute physiological shock, a life-threatening condition. One symptom of the condition is a profound thirst. These words from Psalm 22 may have prompted Jesus to utter His fifth saying on the cross, "I thirst."
The next statement summarizes Jesus' condition as He neared the end of His ordeal. "Thou hast brought me into the dust of death." In other words, His body had reached a nonviable state. He continued to live only by His own divine power.
The next shows more of the scene about the cross. "Dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me." "Dogs" was a Jewish term of insult for gentiles, alluding to their habit of eating unclean food. Jesus Himself once compared gentiles to dogs (Matt. 15:26), although, with characteristic kindness, He turned insult into endearment by His choice of words. The label He put on gentiles is a diminutive signifying a family pet (6). The term "dogs" here in Psalm 22 probably refers to the Roman soldiers who gawked with pleasure upon the spectacle of Jesus' death. The "assembly of the wicked" comprehends all of the onlookers who hated Him—the soldiers and religious leaders, as well as the profane Jewish mob (Matt. 27:39-40; Luke 23:35). The speaker of the psalm evidently conceives of this hostile assembly as the antithesis of the "brethren," the "congregation," who would later rejoice at the deliverance of the righteous victim (v. 22).
The following are three proofs that Psalm 22 describes a crucifixion:
"They pierced my hands and my feet." Could there be clearer proof that the psalm describes a crucifixion? In what other mode of execution does the victim suffer a piercing of his hands and feet? Earlier, we showed that Jesus was held to the cross by three nails, one through each forearm and one through both heels.
"I may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me." "Tell" means "count exactly" (7). Another peculiar feature of crucifixion is that before the executioners hoisted the victim into the air, they confiscated at least his outer garments. Jesus also suffered this indignity (John 19:23). A further account of Jesus' garments comes next.
"They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture." It was customary at a Roman crucifixion for the attending soldiers to divide the garments of the condemned man among themselves (8). Accordingly, the garments of Jesus were apportioned into four shares (John 19:23). The soldiers determined who would take His outer coat by casting lots (John 19:24).
Verses 19-31.
19 But be not thou far from me, O Lord: O my strength, haste thee to help me. 20 Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog. 21 Save me from the lion's mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns. 22 I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee. 23 Ye that fear the Lord, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel. 24 For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard. 25 My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him. 26 The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the Lord that seek him: your heart shall live forever. 27 All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the Lord: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee. 28 For the kingdom is the Lord's: and he is the governor among the nations. 29 All they that be fat upon earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him: and none can keep alive his own soul. 30 A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation. 31 They shall come, and shall declare his righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done this.
Psalm 22:19-31
Jesus was doubtless on the threshold of death when He tacitly recited these verses at the conclusion of Psalm 22. They look forward to the time when Jesus will be "governor among the nations" (v. 28) and when "all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him" (v. 29; compare with Phil. 2:9-11). Everyone will then recognize that no man can live forever except through Jesus' power, for He is the Lord of life. Nevertheless, even though the sober reminder that "none can keep alive his own soul" speaks of ordinary men rather than of Christ, these words may have turned His thoughts to the imminent departure of His soul to Hades. He did not fear death, for He knew that the Father would soon deliver His soul from Hades and His body from corruption (Psa. 16:10). So perhaps now, at the prompting of such reflections, He uttered His sixth saying on the cross, "Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit."
Three main consequences would follow the ordeal of the righteous man.
God would hear His cry and deliver Him from His enemies (vv. 22, 24), and amid the congregation of the righteous He would praise God for His deliverance (v. 25). Yet how can a man who descends to the "dust of death" (v. 15) act later as a living man unless He rises from the grave? Thus, by showing the righteous man progressing from death to life, the psalm foreshadows His resurrection.
The righteousness displayed in His suffering unto death would be told throughout the world (v. 27) and throughout future generations (v. 31). Indeed, in fulfillment of this prophecy and in obedience to Jesus' own commission (Acts 1:8), the church has carried the news of His redemptive work to the "uttermost part of the earth."
A righteous seed would be raised up to serve Him (v. 30). This seed would be drawn from all nations and kindreds (v. 27). Indeed, in all nations and kindreds there have been true believers in Jesus Christ.
When Jesus finally came to the end of the psalm, He shouted out the words, "It is finished" (Matt. 27:50; John 19:30). Then, after uttering His last saying, He died. His great suffering, colossal beyond our conception, was over. Eternal life for His followers was made sure. Even now, two thousand years later, let us rejoice in His victory and give Him unceasing praise for the salvation He has provided, as the psalmist says we should (v. 23).
Answer to an Objection
An uninformed reader of Psalm 22 might suspect that the writer is knowingly describing a crucifixion. The facts prove otherwise, however. This method of punishment was not invented until the sixth century B.C., long after any plausible date for Psalm 22 (9). So what we have in this psalm is supernatural knowledge of the future—real prophecy, in other words.
The Massorah: Appendix 30 From The Companion Bible
All the oldest and best manuscripts of the Hebrew Bible contain on every page, beside the Text (which is arranged in two or more columns), a varying number of lines of smaller writing, distributed between the upper and lower margins. This smaller writing is called the Massorah Magna or Great Massorah, while that in the side margins and between the columns is called the Massorah Parva or Small Massorah. The illustration given below is a reduced facsimile of a Hebrew Manuscript (16.25 x 12.375), written in a German hand, about the year A.D. 1120. The small writing in the margins in this particular Manuscript is seen to occupy seven lines in the lower margin, and four lines in the upper; while in the outer margins and between the three columns is the Massorah Para. The word Massorah is from the root masar, to devliver something into the hand of another, so as to commit it to his trust. Hence the name is given to the small writing referred to, because it contains information necessary to those into whose trust the Sacred Text was committed, so that they might transcribe it, and hand it down correctly. The Text itself had been fixed before the Massorites were put in charge of it. This had been the work of the Sopherim (from saphar, to count, or number). Their work, under Ezra and Nehemiah, was to set the Text in order after the return from Babylon; and we read of it in Nehemiah 8:8 1 (compare Ezra 7:6,11). The men of "the Great Synagogue" completed the work. This work lasted about 110 years, from Nehemiah to Simon the first, 410-300 B.C. The Sopherim were the authorised revisers of the Sacred Text; and, their work being completed, the Massorites were the authorised custodians of it. Their work was to preserve it. The Massorah is called "A Fence to the Scriptures," because it locked all words and letters in their places. It does not contain notes or comments as such, but facts and phenomena. It records the number of times the several letters occur in the various books of the Bible; the number of words, and the middle word; the number of verses, and the middle verse; the number of expressions and combinations of words, etc. All this, not from a perverted ingenuity, but for the set purpose of safeguarding the Sacred Text, and preventing the loss or misplacement of a single letter or word. This Massorah is not contained in the margins of any one Manuscript. No Manuscript contains the whole, or even the same part. It is spread over many Manuscripts, and Dr. C.D. Ginsburg has been the first and only scholar who has set himself to collect and collate the whole, copying it from every available Manuscript in the libraries of many countries. He has published it in three large folio volumes, and only a small number of copies has been printed. These are obtainable only by the original subscribers When the Hebrew Text was printed, only the large type in the columns was
regarded, and small type of the Massorah was left, unheeded, in the Manuscripts from which the Text was taken. When translators came to the printed Hebrew Text, they were necessarily destitute of the information contained in the Massorah; so that the Revisers as well as the Translators of the Authorised Version carried out their work without any idea of the treasures contained in the Massorah; and therefore, without giving a hint of it to their readers This is the first time an edition of the Authorised Version has been given containing any of these treasures of the Massorah, that affect so seriouly the understanding of the Text. A vast number of the Massoretic notes concern only the orthography, and matters that pertain to the Concordance. But many of those which affect the sense, or throw any additional light on the Sacred Text, are noted in the margin of The Companion Bible. Some of the important lists of words which are contained in the Massorah are also given, videlicet, those that have the "extraordinary points" (Appendix 31); the "eighteen emendations" of the Sopherim (see Appendix 33); the 134 passages where they substituted Adonai for Jehovah (see Appendix 32); and the Various Readings called Severin (see Appendix 34). These are given in separate Appendixes; but other words of any importance are preserved in our marginal notes. Readers of The Companion Bible are put in possession of information denied to former generations of translators, commentators, critics, and general Bible students. For futher information on the Massorah see Dr. Ginsburg's Introduction to the Hebrew Bible, of which only a limited edition was printed; also a small pamphlet on The Massorah published by King's Printers. NOTE
1 The Talmud explains that "the book" meant the original text; "distinctly" means explaining it by giving the Chaldee paraphrase; "gave the sense" means the division of words, etc. according to the sense; and "caused them to understand the reading" means to give the traditional pronuciation of the words (which were then without vowel points).
The Nephilium-The Fallen Angels Who Set the Stage For The Great Flood
An Appendix From The Companion Bible
http://levendwater.org/companion/index_companion.html *appendix 25 in the list
The progeny of the fallen angels with the daughters of Adam (see notes on Gen.
6, and Ap. 23 ) are called in Gen. 6, Ne-phil-im , which means fallen ones (from
naphal , to fall ). What these beings were can be gathered only from Scripture.
They were evidently great in size, as well as great in wickedness. They were
superhuman, abnormal beings; and their destruction was necessary for the
preservation of the human race, and for the faithfulness of Jehovah's Word ( Gen 3:15 )
This was why the Flood was brought "upon the world of the ungodly" (2Pet. 2:5)
as prophesied by Enoch (Jude 14).
But we read of the Nephilim again in Num. 13:33 : "there we saw the Nephilim ,
the sons of Anak, which come of the Nephilim ". How, it may be asked, could
this be, if they were all destroyed in the Flood? The answer is contained in
Gen. 6:4, where we read : "There were Nephilim in the earth in those days (i.e.
in the days of Noah); and also AFTER THAT, when the sons of God came in unto the
daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became [the] mighty
men (Heb. gibbor , the heroes) which were of old, men of renown" (lit. men of
the name , i.e. who got a name and were renowned for their ungodliness).
So that "after that", i.e. after the Flood, there was a second irruption of
these fallen angels, evidently smaller in number and more limited in area, for
they were for the most part confined to Canaan, and were in fact known as "the
nations of Canaan". It was for the destruction of these, that the sword of
Israel was necessary, as the Flood had been before.
As to the date of this second irruption, it was evidently soon after it became
known that the seed was to come through Abraham; for, when he came out from
Haran (Gen. 12:6) and entered Canaan, the significant fact is stated : "The
Canaanite was then (i.e. already ) in the land." And in Gen. 14:5 they were
already known as "Raphain" and Emim", and had established themselves at Asteroth
Karnaim and Shaven Kiriathaim.
In ch. 15:18-21 they are enumerated and named among Canaanite Peoples :
"Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites, and the Hittites, and the
Perizzites, and the Rephaims, and the Amorites, and the Girgashites, and the
Jebusites" (Gen. 15:19-21; cp. Ex. 3:8, 17; 23:23. Deut. 7; 20:17. Josh.
12:8). Joshua 12:8
These were to be cut off, and driven out, and utterly destroyed (Deut. 20:17.
Josh. 3:10). But Israel failed in this (Josh. 13:13; 15:63; 16:10; 17:18.
Judg. 1:19, 20, 28, 29, 30-36; 2:1-5; 3:1-7); and we known not how many got away
to other countries to escape the general destruction. If this were recognized
it would go far to solve many problems connected with Anthropology.
As to their other names, they were called Anakim , from on Anak which came of
the Nephilim (Num. 13:23), and Rephaim , from Rapha, another notable one among
them. From Deut. 2:10, they were known by some as Emim , and Horim , and
Zamzummim (v. 20, 21) and Avim , &c.
As Rephaim they were well known, and are often mentioned : but, unfortunately,
instead of this, their proper name, being preserved, it is variously translated
as "dead", "deceased", or "giants". These Rephaim are to have no resurrection.
This fact is stated in Isa. 26:14(where the proper name is rendered "deceased,"
and v. 19, where it is rendered "the dead"). It is rendered "dead" seven times
(Job 26:5. Ps. 88:10. Prov. 2:18; 9:18; 21:16. Isa. 14:8; 26:19). It is
rendered "deceased" in Isa. 26:14.
It is retained as a proper name "Rephaim" ten times (two being in the margin).
Gen. 14:5; 15:20. Josh. 12:15 (marg.). 2Sam. 5:18, 22; 23:13.& b31 nbsp;
1Chron. 11:15; 14:9; 20:4 (marg.). Isa. 17:5. In all other places it is
rendered "giants", Gen. 6:4; Num. 23:33, where it is Nephilim ; and Job 16:14,
where it is gibbor ( Ap. 14. iv ). By reading all these passages the Bible
student may know all that can be known about these beings.
It is certain that the second irruption took place before Gen. 14, for there the
Rephaim were mixed up with the five nations or peoples, which included Sodom and
Gomorrha, and were defeated by the four kings under Chedorlaomer. Their
principal locality was evidently "Ashtaroth Karnaim"; while the Emim were in the
plain of Kiriathaim (Gen. 14:5).
Anak was a noted descendant of the Nephilim ; and Rapha was another, giving
their names respectively to different clans. Anak's father was Arba , the
original builder of Hebron (Gen. 35:27. Josh. 15:13; 21:11); and this Palestine
branch of the Anakim was not called Arbahim after him, but Anakim after Anak.
They were great, mighty, and tall (Deut. 2:10, 11, 21, 22, 23; 9:2), evidently
inspiring the ten spies with great fear (Num. 13:33). Og king of Bashan is
described in Deut. 3:11.
Their strength is seen in "the giant cities of Bashan" to-day; and we know not
how far they may have been utilized by Egypt in the construction of buildings,
which is still an unsolved problem. Arba was rebuilt by the Khabiri or
confederates seven years before Zoan was built by the Egyptian Pharoahs of the
nineteenth dynasty. See note on Num. 13:22.
If these Nephilim , and their branch of Rephaim , were associated with Egypt, we
have an explanation of the problem which has for ages perplexed all engineers,
as to how those huge stones and monuments were brought together. Why not in
Egypt as well as in "the giant cities of Bashan" which exist, as such, to this
day?
Moreover, we have in these mighty men, the "men of renown," the explanation of
the origin of the Greek mythology. That mythology was no mere invention of the
human brain, but it grew out of the traditions, and memories, and legends of the
doings of that mighty race of beings; and was gradually evolved out of the
"heroes" of Gen. 6:4. The fact that they were supernatural in their origin
formed an easy step to their being regarded as the demi-gods of the Greeks.
Thus the Babylonian "Creation Tablets", the Egyptian "Book of the dead", the
Greek mythology, and heathen Cosmogonies, which by some are set on an equality
with Scripture, or by others adduced in support of it, are all the corruption
and perversion of primitive truths, distorted in proportion as their origin was
forgotten, and their memories faded away.
2 Epistle of John - The Deceivers - Written to God's Elect
http://www.companionbiblecondensed.com/NT/2%20John.pdf2 John http://www.eliyah.com/lexicon.htmlStrong's Concordance - A Bible dictionary http://www.shepherdschapel.com/- Bible study - 24/7 satellite broadcasts - Dr. Arnold Murray
II John - This book by John (the "disciple whom Christ loved") and also, the author of the Book of Revelation, is written to God's elect see 2 John 1:1 In verse 1:7, we are warned of the deceivers in the end times - people who think they are Christians but are teaching false doctrine. They are actually helping the Antichrist - Satan, do his work of deception.
'anti' in the Greek:
Result of search for "anti": 473. anti an-tee' a primary particle; opposite, i.e. instead or because of (rarely in addition to):--for, in the room of. Often used in composition to denote contrast, requital, substitution, correspondence, etc (from Strong's)
Verses 1:9-13 tell us we are not to partake in these deceivers' wicked deeds by supporting them or spreading their doctrine. We are not even to wish them God speed. See 2 John 1:10 Godspeed in the Greek: Result of search for "God speed": 5463. chairo khah'-ee-ro a primary verb; to be "cheer"ful, i.e. calmly happy or well-off; impersonally, especially as salutation (on meeting or parting), be well:--farewell, be glad, God speed , greeting, hall, joy(- fully), rejoice. (from Strong's) A very short Book.
1st and 2nd Samu'el - Samu'el ("Heard of El") - Heard of God
1 and 2 Samu'el
The last two judges of Yisra'el were extremely wicked, and The House of Yisra'el rejected them.
The people of Yisra'el reject God as their ruler and want a man King to reign over them.
In 1 and Samu'el, God warns The House of Yisra'el that their best vineyards would be taken, their dughters sent to the King to become bakers, their men would serve in The King's army. Still, the House of Yisra'el took no heed of the warnings of God given them through Samu'el.
Yisra'el evolves from a theocracy to a monarchy in 1st and 2nd Samu'el, which, in The Bible's original English KJV of 1611, 1st and 2nd Samu'el are really the first 2 Books of the 4 Books of Kings in the original KJV version's layout.
The 4 Books of Samu'el and Kings are the history, during that time period, in man's perspective.
1 and 2 Chronicles parellel the 4 Books of Samu'el/Kings, but is the history of that same time period, only told of in God's perspective.
First Saul, and then David would reign over Yisra'el in the 2 Books of Samu'el.
http://www.companionbiblecondensed.com/OT/1Samuel.pdfSamuel in the Hebrew tongue means: 8050 Shmuw'el sehm-oo-ale' from the passive participle of 8085 and 410 ; heard of God ; Shemuel, the name of three Israelites:--Samuel, Shemuel. 2nd Samuel
http://www.companionbiblecondensed.com/OT/2%20Samuel-Book.pdfStarting at: Sam. 12:19, Israel rejected God as thier ruler, and demanded a King to reign over them, to protect them, and fight thier battles. Samuel warns Israel that thier son's would be taken as soldiers and servants, their daughters would become bakers, and the best of their yields would be given to the King's servants. Still, Israel demended a King. Saul, and then David became King of Israel. Israel evolves from a theocracy to a monarchy. Stephen M. Burke
Garden of Eden Bible Study
The story of the garden of Eden is one that many know. One thing that might be missing from the story of the garden of Eden, is what really happened in Eden on that day. I was told as a child that it had something to do with apples. Well, when I read it when I became older I found out that the word apple is not even in the story. Apples have nothing what so ever to do with what happened in the garden of Eden. I am going to try the best I can with this Bible study to explain to you what really did happen in the garden of Eden. Without knowing what really happened in the garden of Eden, we miss out on so much information that we need to better understand God's word. You may have never heard the story told like this before and it may come as a shock to you what really did happen. We as God's children must not be shocked at the truth of God's word. What you will read will be graphic at times but to tell you what really did happen that's the way it is. We can never let God's word be to graphic for us. If we do, then we are getting to self righteous for God and He does not like that. One other thing that we need to know is that God uses symbology in His word, as we shall see very soon.
Genesis 3:1-20 KJV
V1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
Here we have are first clue, the word serpent. Now we all know that snakes do not talk. This is not some special talking serpent but a name for a person. The place to find out who this person is, is the book of Revelation.
Revelation 12:9 KJVV9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
So now we know who the serpent is, Satan. Yes Satan was in the garden of Eden. That can be found in Ezekiel 28:1-19 where it talks about Satan before and after his fall. We also see how Satan works by using lies and twisting God's word to suite his needs. We can read what God really said in Genesis 2:16-17
Genesis 2:16-17 KJVV16 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: V17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
Subtil means cunning (usually in a bad sense). Satan is very wise and cunning which is why we need God's help to make it in this world. Also keep in mind that God does not count days like we do. II Peter 3:8 KJVV8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
V2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: V3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
We are not talking about real trees here but it is symbolic of people. Lets take a quick look at Jeremiah.
Jeremiah 17:7-8 KJVV7 Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is. V8 For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
Tree means to fasten (or make firm), i.e. to close (the eyes). It also means the spine (as giving firmness to the body) backbone. So you see we are not really talking about a tree at all. We are talking about a person, Satan. He is the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Satan invented evil as he was the first one to sin which can be read in Ezekiel 28:14-15
Ezekiel 28:14-15 KJVV14 Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire. V15 Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.
Touch means to touch, i.e. lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphem., to lie with a woman). Adam and Eve were told not to touch the tree of the knowledge of good and evil in any way. As we found out that tree is really Satan we are talking about. Keep in mind that touch means to lie with a woman. That is a very important fact as we shall see very soon.
V4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
Here is Satan lying again. He knows good and well what God really said to Adam and Eve. They to knew what God said but they didn't listen. This is one of Satan's best tricks, taking the word of God and twisting it to suite his needs. As you probably already know that is how Satan tempted Jesus in the wilderness. Satan will use God's word but twist it just a little so it becomes untrue.
V5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
Up to this point Adam and Eve have not sinned, they did not know what evil was. But when they touch the tree of the knowledge of good and evil their eyes shall be opened and they shall know what evil is. At that point, they have sinned. Lets take a look Genesis 2:25 and we shall see that they are not ashamed to be naked because they did not sin yet.
Genesis 2:25 KJVV25 And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.
V6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.
Here we have the first sin of mankind. As you can see the word apple is nowhere in that verse, or any where in this whole chapter for that matter. The sin that was committed has absolutely nothing to do with eating apples. Now remember, the tree that is being talked about here is Satan. What Eve did was have intercourse with Satan. That's what the sin was and later we shall see that Cain's father is not Adam but Satan himself. This may be new to you and also may be a shock to hear. But remember that we must not let the truth in God's word shock us. That is really what happened, Eve had intercourse with Satan. Adam also took part, how and in what way I'm not sure. Seeing that Satan is supernatural, he could have appeared as a woman to Adam, maybe not. The point is that he did have a roll in what happened and did what God told him not to do.
V7 And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.
Remember in Genesis 2:25 they were both naked and not ashamed. Now they are because they have not listened to God and sinned. Other things to notice here are that they are in a fig grove, not being around apples. Also they took the fig leaves and made aprons to cover themselves. A apron does not go over your mouth but over your lower body. They covered the private parts because they were ashamed of the sin that was committed.
V8 And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden. V9 And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou? V10 And he said, I heard Thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.
Here we have them for the first time afraid to be close to God. They new what they did was wrong because God told them not to do it. Now they have sinned and don't want to be around God.
V11 And He said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat? V12 And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.
Adam is trying to lay the blame on Eve but he knows good and well that God told him not to do it.
V13 And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.
As we have learned already the serpent is Satan. So is the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Beguiled means to lead astray, i.e. (mentally) to delude, or (morally) to seduce. Satan by twisting God's word with his lies and the power he has by being supernatural seduced Eve. Satan is very crafty and as we read in Revelation 12:9 he is the one that deceived the world.
V14 And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
This is God's way of letting Satan know He thinks he is the lowest form of life ever created.
V15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
God is still talking to Satan here. Enmity means to hate (as one of an opposite tribe or party); hence to be hostile. Seed means seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity. This tells us that there will be hostility between Satan's children and Eve's children. Satan's child will grow up and become the first murderer. Satan's offspring in time will bruise Jesus Christ's heel when they nail Him to the cross. Eve will have two children, Cain and Abel but they do not both have the same father. Adam is Abel's father while Satan is Cain's father. Later when we take a look at Adam's genealogy we shall find that Cain is not mentioned. That's because Adam is not Cain's father, Satan is.
V16 Unto the woman He said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
God's sentence to Eve was that her sorrow in child birth would be greatly multiplied. God did not give her a tummy ache for eating to many apples. God gave her more pain in having children for having committed the sin of having intercourse with Satan. Any women ever have a hard labor during child birth? Well you can thank Eve for that.
V17 And unto Adam He said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; V18 Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; V19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
Adam did the wrong thing by obeying what his wife wanted to do and not obeying what God wanted him to do. God should always come first in our life's. Next time you start to sweat at work trying to make money to put food on the table, you can thank Adam for that.
V20 And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living. Eve is the mother of all living because it is through her offspring that Jesus Christ will be born. It does not mean we are all descendants of Eve but through Christ we can have eternal life.
Lets continue are study in chapter 4.
Genesis 4:1-26 KJV
V1 And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD. V2 And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
Again means to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing). Eve continued in labor and gave birth to Abel. Cain and Abel are fraternal twins, which means they came from two separate bags of water. They had separate conceptions. It is possible for fraternal twins to have different fathers, just like Cain and Abel did.
V3 And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD. V4 And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering: V5 But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
Wroth means to glow or grow warm; figuratively (usually) to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy. God had respect for Abel's offering because he offered the best parts of the first of his flock to the Lord. Cain on the other hand did not offer the best or the first of what he had to the Lord. Cain did not love God enough to offer Him the best of what he had.
V6 And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen? V7 If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.
Cain fell short, he missed the mark by not offering the best he had to the Lord.
V8 And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
Cain becomes the first murderer.
V9 And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?
Now Cain is lying to God. Family members are to take care and look out for each other, not kill each other. Let's take a look at I John. Also notice in V12 it says Cain is from "that wicked one" meaning Satan was his father.
I John 3:10-12 KJVV10 In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother. V11 For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. V12 Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.
V10 And He said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto Me from the ground. V11 And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand; V12 When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.
Cain's sentence for murdering his brother is handed down by God.
V13 And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear. V14 Behold, Thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from Thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me.
Here is Cain caring about his own life but he didn't care to much about his brothers.
V15 And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.
Notice that God set a mark on Cain, that mark is very important, it is the beginning of the mark of the beast. It is also a spiritual mark. Cain's offspring in the Bible are called Kenites. Lets take a look at John 8:42-47 where Jesus is talking to some Kenites.
John 8:42-47 KJVV42 Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love Me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of Myself, but He sent Me. V43 Why do ye not understand My speech? even because ye cannot hear My word. V44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. V45 And because I tell you the truth, ye believe Me not. V46 Which of you convinceth Me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe Me? V47 He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.
Kenites claim to be Jews but they are not as we shall read in Revelation.
Revelation 2:8-11 KJVV8 And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the First and the Last, Which was dead, and is alive; V9 I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan. V10 Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life. V11 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.
You can also read about the Kenites who claim to be Jews in Revelation 3:7-13 where it is talking about the church of Philadelphia. Out of the seven churches talked about in Revelation, Jesus only found the church of Smyrna and Philadelphia without any faults. One of the reasons being is that they know the truth about the Kenites, the sons of Cain. If your not in a church that teaches you about the Kenites or what really happened in the garden, it's time to find one that does. After all, why would you want to belong to a church system that Jesus finds faults with?
V16 And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.
Lets skip down to verse 25.
V25 And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew. V26 And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the LORD.
Here we read that Adam and Eve had another son, Seth. This way the generations leading up to the birth of Jesus stay pure.
In Genesis 5 we have the generations of Adam all the way to Noah and his sons. We are just going to look at a bit of it and you will see that Cain is not mentioned as a child of Adam.
Genesis 5:1-14 KJV
V1 This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made He him; V2 Male and female created He them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created. V3 And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth: V4 And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters: V5 And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died. V6 And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos: V7 And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters: V8 And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years: and he died. V9 And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan: V10 And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters: V11 And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years: and he died. V12 And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel: V13 And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters: V14 And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died. As you read Cain is nowhere to be found in the seed line of Adam. Satan is Cain's father and through Cain and his offspring Satan has children on earth this very day.
I hope that you found this study helpful and that it gives you a better understanding of what really did happen in the garden of Eden. The fact the Adam is not Cain's father but that Satan is his father. That is information that we need to know in order to better understand the word of God. The fact that Satan has children on this earth today is one reason why there is so much evil going on in this world. We also have the beginning of the mark of the beast with Cain being marked by God. To learn more about this mark and the beast, take a look at our study on the mark of the beast .
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Mark of the Beast Bible Study
Just what is the mark of the beast? Do some already have the mark of the beast and not even know it? Who is the beast? In Revelation 13 ; there are two different beasts talked about. In Revelation 13:1-10 the first beast is the political system of the last days. The beast that I'm going to be talking about is in verses 11-18. This beast is a person as will shall see, someone that you probably already heard of. To better understand God's word we need to know that God uses symbology to explain some things. This is the beast of the last days and he shall come to this earth before our true Saviour, Jesus Christ does.
Revelation 13:11-18 KJV
V11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.
Horns as it is used here stand for power. In this verse you read that the beast has two horns like a lamb. Not as a lamb but like a lamb. That is very important to understand. Who is our lamb? Our lamb is Jesus Christ of course. He is the Lamb of God and we can read that in the book of John.
John 1:29 KJVV29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
John 1:36 KJVV36 And looking upon Jesus as He walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!
So what we have here right from the start is a fake lamb. Some one that thinks he is the Lamb of God but is not. Now this beast spake as a dragon. Who is the dragon in God's word? The dragon is Satan. That is just one of the names Satan goes by in the word of God.
Revelation 12:9 KJVV9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
Revelation 20:2 KJVV2 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years.
V12 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
Exerciseth means to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct) Here we have Satan directing the first beast (Rev 13:1-10) which is the political system of the last days. The thing is that he will not be directing it from where you might think he will be. Instead Satan will be here on this earth in person doing his directing. Satan will be cast out of heaven and down to this earth in the last days.
Revelation 12:7-9 KJVV7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, V8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. V9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
V13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
When Satan comes back to this earth he will have supernatural powers able to do miracles that will deceive many. He will be able to have lightning come down from heaven.
V14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
Satan is the king of deception. Satan will say that the people should make a image to the 1st beast that was wounded by a sword. The sword is the word of God.
Ephesians 6:17 KJVV17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
V15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
This is why so many Christians may be afraid to be here during the tribulation, they think they are going to be killed. Satan is going to be here on earth saying that he is Jesus Christ. Satan can't have people thinking he is Jesus if he is going around having people killed. The only people that will be killed by him are the two witness so that scripture may be fulfilled.
Revelation 11:3-7 KJVV3 And I will give power unto My two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. V4 These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth. V5 And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed. V6 These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will. V7 And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.
Satan may want others that don't worship the image to be killed but it will not happen.
Revelation 9:1-5 KJVV1 And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit. V2 And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit. V3 And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power. V4 And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads. V5 And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man.
V16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: What is in our foreheads? Our brain, our mind, that which we use to think. What this is saying is that people will receive a mark in their mind and that mark is deception. Believing in things like a rapture so that you will not be here for the tribulation. Believing that the 1st one that comes to this earth with supernatural powers is Jesus Christ. The 1st one back with supernatural powers is not Jesus Christ but Satan himself. He will say that he is Jesus but as always he is lying and is not the true Christ. It clearly tells us in II Thessalonians 2:1-4 that the true Christ will not come until Satan comes back to this earth.
II Thessalonians 2:1-4 KJVV1 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, V2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. V3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; V4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
To receive the mark in your hand means that you are doing the work of Satan. Things like spreading the lie of the rapture. Saying that you don't need to read the whole book of Revelation because you think you will be gone. Satan is the antichrist of the last days and will deceive many.
V17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
The people that don't get the mark of the beast may not be able to buy or sell in the world that Satan will be running when he comes back. But not to worry, for God will always take care of His own! We do not want anything that Satan has to offer anyway. After all, what can he offer us? Satan is marked for death by God. Therefor, that's all Satan can offer you, is a one way ticket to hell. You don't want that, do you?
V18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
No big mystery here, verse 11 already told us who the beast is, Satan. It is not someone on this earth now so don't bother trying to use someone's name that is here now. The beast is Satan. The antichrist is Satan. Satan has been going against God's will from the beginning chapters of Genesis. He is the one that thinks he is God and in the last days he will get some time here on earth to pretend that he is. Count here means a pebble (as worn smooth by handling), i.e. (by implication of use as a counter or ballot) a verdict (of acquittal) or ticket (of admission); a vote. The key word here is pebble. What is a pebble but a very small rock. Who is our Rock? Jesus Christ of course. He is the true Rock. What we have here is the fake rock, the antichrist of the last days. We can read that Jesus is our Rock in I Corinthians 10:4
I Corinthians 10:4 KJVV4 And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.
It takes many years for a pebble to become smooth. The pebble is also symbolic for people, a certain kind of people, the Kenites. The mark of the beast started in the early chapters of Genesis. It is a spiritual mark that was put on Cain, and his offspring the Kenites. To read about the beginning of the mark of the beast, take a look at our Bible study on the Garden of Eden .
Satan will be coming back to this earth some time in the future, claiming to be Jesus Christ. Satan will have supernatural powers when he returns, able to deceive many. The mark of the beast is not a tattoo or some kind of chip that people think will be put in their body at that time. Satan is to smart for that. What we are talking about here, are things on a spiritual level. The mark of the beast is deception. What you think and what you do. Many already have the mark of the beast today. They believe and spread the lie of the rapture, claiming that they will not be here for the tribulation. Claiming they don't need to read the whole book of Revelation because they think they will be gone, that they will be raptured away. Well, God's word says otherwise. There is no rapture and believing that there is, is part of the mark of the beast.
Related Bible studies:
Garden of Eden
Rapture of the Church
The "Generation of the Fig Tree" spoken of by JESUS in Matthew 24:32 -35, began in 1948 when Yisra'el became a nation again.
THE NATION OF ISRA'EL
re-established in 1948 after the defeat of the Axis in 1945
God's Favorite Place (geographically) in the Universe Christ will reign in Jerusalem after the false messiah - satan is thrown into the pit during the thousand year Day of our Lord {The Millenium}- An age of teaching those who had no chance to learn truth. Our Father will send no one to hell out of ignorance! It does not mean a second chance, but a first chance for those who didn't have a real first chance.
THE END OF THIS AGE IN THIS GENERATION (70-120 years from 1948)
When you hear rumors of peace...peace...peace...and a one-world government [the beast of Revelation] is in place, or starting to - watch! The time is near. The false messiah will appear first for 5 1/2 months:
Luke 21:9-38 (KJV) * keep in mind Jesus of speaking about His second Advent/His visible return to this Earth.
1 And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury.
2 And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites.
3 And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, *that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all:
4 For all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had.
*The offering was done in love.
5 And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said,
6 As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in the which *there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
* Jesus is NOT talking about Titus, who beseiged Jerusalem in A.D. 70, He is referring to THIS GENERATION! Follow the subject...also see Matthew 24 - the end age is explained a little clearer there
7 And they asked him, saying, Master, but when shall these things be? and what sign will there be when these things shall come to pass?
8 And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them.
*There are a lot of false preachers setting things up for the deception, knowlingly or not, which will encompass most of the world at this time.
9 But when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified: for these things must first come to pass; but the end is not by and by.
10 Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
12 But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the * synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake.
* the synagogue of satan when he reigns in place of Christ for 5 1/2 months
13 And it shall turn to you for a testimony.
*God's elect will be delivered up before antichrist/satan for a specific purpose.
14 Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer:
*God's elect must allow the Holy Spirit only...to speak throught them at this time. It be the tongue spoken of by Jo'el the prophet...the Pentecost tongue, spoken 50 days following Christ's ressurection and, as on that day when God's elect stand before satan to be "converted", it will be the Holy Spirit speaking through them, and this will be understood in the very dialect of the county which people reside in at this time! God's elect are not to premeditate what we would say at this instant. See also Acts 2.
15 For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.
*Knowing God's Word will prepare one for this day
16 And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to *death.
**'death" - another of satan's names. Betrayed by parents to be "converted", but to the false messiah or antichrist - satan himself, no one else.
17 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake.
who cares?
18 But there shall not an hair of your head perish.
*satan and his lieutenants will not be able harm as much as a hair on their heads.
19 In your patience possess ye your souls.
20 And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the *desolation thereof is nigh.
* desolation: another of satan's names and titles
21 Then let them which are in Judaea flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto.
22 For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.
23 *But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people.
*Those spiritually impregnated with false teaching and will be deceived into thinking satan is christ at this time. This is, if you will, "spiritual adultery". Get the picture...?
24 And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;
26*Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
27 *And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
* they realize they were worshipping satan when they see the true Christ return.
28 And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.
*the seventh trump of the Book of Revelation when Christ returns to set up The Millenium Age.
29 And he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees;
30 When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand.
* summer is near friends
31 So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand.
* Keep your eyes open and in God's word. Do not be decieved at this time.
32 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.
*the generation of the fig tree began in 1948 when Isra'el became a nation again.
See Matthew 24 and Mark 13 for another documentation.
33 Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
34 And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.
35 For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.
36 Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
*Jesus tells us how not to be decived by satan when he is here.
37 And in the day time he was teaching in the temple; and at night he went out, and abode in the mount that is called the mount of Olives.
38 And all the people came early in the morning to him in the temple, for to hear him.
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**It is by no accident that the USA and The UK are in the Middle East in the last generation.
Friday, January 23, 2009 An Outline of The Book or Revelation
The Revelation of John the Divine [The Disciple whom Christ loved] - [KJV]
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Melchisedec was and is Jesus Christ
Hebrews 6 - KJV Hebrews 6 (King James Version) 13For when God made promise to Abram, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself, 14Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee. 15And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise. 16For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife. 17Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath: 18That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us: 19Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that *within the veil;
**The temple veil of "The Holy of Holies" was wrent open the moment Jesus would die on the cross. This made it possible for all to enter within that veil.** 20Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec. Hebrews 7 - KJV 1For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him; 2To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace; 3Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually. 4Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils. 5And verily they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though they come out of the loins of Abraham: 6But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises. 7And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better. 8And here men that die receive tithes; but there he receiveth them, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth. 9And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham. 10For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchisedec met him. 11If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law, ) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron? 12For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law. 13For He of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar. 14For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood. 15And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest, 16Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life. 17For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec. 18For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof. 19For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God. 20And inasmuch as not without an oath He was made priest: 21(For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec: ) 22By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament. 23And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death: 24But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood. 25Wherefore He is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by Him, seeing He ever liveth to make intercession for them. 26For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens; 27Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people's: for this he did once, when He offered up Himself. 28For the law maketh men high priests which have infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was since the law, maketh the Son, who is consecrated for evermore. More documentation from Genesis when Abram payed tithes to Melchisedec and worshipped Him after the slaughter of the kings: Genesis 14 - KJV Genesis 14 (King James Version) 1And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations; 2That these made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar. 3All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea. 4Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled. 5And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emins in Shaveh Kiriathaim, 6And the Horites in their mount Seir, unto Elparan, which is by the wilderness. 7And they returned, and came to Enmishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazezontamar. 8And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same is Zoar; ) and they joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim; 9With Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and with Tidal king of nations, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings with five. 10And the vale of Siddim was full of slimepits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there; and they that remained fled to the mountain. 11And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and went their way. 12And they took Lot, Abram's brother's son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed. 13And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; for he dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner: and these were confederate with Abram. 14And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained servants, born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them unto Dan. 15And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus. 16And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people. 17And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings that were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king's dale. 18And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and He was the priest of The Most High God . 19And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth: 20And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all. 21And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself. 22And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth, 23That I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich: 24Save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men which went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion.
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The end of this earth age - Matthew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21
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The end of the age in Matthew 24 [KJV]
THE NAME OF YAHVEHIN THE BOOK OF ESTHER ......The five acrostics which encode the sacred names of God are documented and explained by Dr. E.W. Bullinger.
The 6th day creation of all the races except the Adamic race Adam was created on the 8th day: The creation of "eth-Ha adam" ", or, "The Adam", or as in English text of The K.J.V. Bible, "Adam", with Eve --began the bloodline from which Messiah would come, through Mary. The other races were already here from the 6th Day when Adam and later Eve were created in the garden of Eden. How else could Cain have went to Nod and have found a wife? Cain travelled to the land of Nod after God's discovery that Cain had murdered his brother Abel? Where did Cain's wife come from? The 6th day creation! See Genesis chapter 1 below: Genesis 1: 23-31 [KJV]
1:23And the evening and the morning were the fifth day. 24And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so. 25And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good. 26And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. note: what day of creation is it? Are the men and women of ALL the races from Adam and Eve? THINK.....! 27So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. 28And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
29And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. 30And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so. 31And God saw every thing that He had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. note: men were hunters and fisherman BEFORE the creation of Adam and Eve! Cain had little trouble finding a wife in NOD because there were already a lot of people on this earth already! THIS EARTH IS MILLIONS OF YEARS OLD, ! There was an age before and one to come!
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The 8th day creation of Adam: The Flesh bloodline of The Messiah, all the way from the seed of Adam....through...Mary.
Other races were already here from the 6th day Creation. Where did Cain find a wife if all came through Adam and Eve.This is an impossibility. The patriarch of the Adamic race (eth Ha'adam), which means, THE ADAM in Hebrew - the bloodline of Messiah Jesus Christ, umbilical chord to umbilical chord through Adam to Mary to Christ), was from the 8th Day Creation. note: Read carefully and look up the words and names in Hebrew and remember to follow the subject when reading anything! Read below - carefully taking note of the chronology :
Genesis 2: 1 [KJV]1Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. 2And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. 3And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made. 4These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens, 5And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground. Adam would be that farmer. 6But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground. 7And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.l
. note: Eve in Hebrew means: 'Mother of The Living', for through Mary came Jesus Christ, who would make etrrnal life possible to all who would have eyes to se and ears to hear!
*READ THE SCRIPTURE WITH A STRONG'S CONCORDANCE, and see that there was, in fact, and it is documented and written: that other people were here on earth BEFORE Adam and Eve. Science even supports The Word of God in this!
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The Inscriptions On The Cross - What the Latin Letters I.N.R.I. Stand For
http://www.companionbiblecondensed.com/AP/ap163.pdf
The Inscriptions on the Cross: The Book of Matthew: http://www.companionbiblecondensed.com/NT/Matthew.pdf
The Book of John:http://www.companionbiblecondensed.com/NT/John.pdf
Pilate had Jesus' accusations written in three languages on a placard of some type, which was then fastened on the top of the cross at the Crucifixion. see John 19:20-22, and Matthew 27:37
In Matthew 27:37, a second title was fastened on the cross the Latin insciption I.N.R.I. The Latin letters INRI stand for: I - Jesus N - Nazereth R - King I - Judah.
This infuriated the Sanhedrin because being the Kenites they were, appointed by the Roman government itself, and they complained to Pilate to have it removed and Pilate replied to them: see John 19:20-22 The Latin translation for the equivalent of the Hebrew inscription "Jesus the Nazerene King of the Jews" was I N R I., which is Jesus of Nazereth King of Yhuwdah or Judah in English.
The "Jews'" leaders, who were of the sons of Cain (the Kenites) were really enraged.
The 198 Appendixes to The Companion Bible by Dr. E.W. Bullinger
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We are not to become entangled in religions and superstitions which operate by traditions of men, which make void the Word of God. God sent the "spirit of slumber" upon certain people in this time, whereby, when they worship the sperious Messiah- the false Messiah, these people will still be innocent, for they did not fully understand God's Word. They are taught in the Milleneum. For God's elect to worship Satan is the unforgivable sin. This is impossible, I believe.You are to allow the Holy Spirit to speak through you, if delivered up before him. Do not premeditate what you are to say. God's Word heals and comforts through the Holy Spirit. In 1 Corinthians ch 11:10, Paul said "a woman should always keep her head covered". But, not by hair or a veil but the veil of Christ. Christ will return AFTER the false Messiah! He is seeking a 'virgin bride"-spiritually speaking-meaning, not deceived by Satan(the anti-Christ). This is because Satan's angels are about to be cast onto the Earth again and will seek wives, again, on the Earth, as in the days of Noah. These angels in Greek are called "nephilium". The giants in Noah's time were the offspring of Satans angels who were out to impregnate the daughters of Adam, in order to destroy the bloodline (umbilical cord-to umbilical cord) that Christ would decend from. This is also spoken of by Joel the prophet.
That in the end times it will be as "in the days of Noah". When people gossip, they create their own stumbling blocks, and it impairs our ability to see and know truth. Don't listen to ratchet-jaw preachers who do not teach God's Word. They, maybe unknowingly, are doing Satan's work. When the Anti-Christ-(Satan) appears de facto on this Earth, remember, He is under orders from God not to harm His elect; Satan cannot harm you. You may be excommunicated from a few places, but it is probably the best thing that could happen to you in this time. You are blessed if you belong to a Church that teaches God's Word.
An Outline For Studying The Book of Revelation
Strong's Greek Lexicon Search Results Result of search for "revelation": 602. apokalupsis ap-ok-al'-oop-sis from 601; disclosure :--appearing, coming, lighten, manifestation, be revealed , revelation. 5538. chrematismos khray-mat-is-mos' from 5537; a divine response or revelation:--answer of God. The 1st Seal (the false Christ, 6:1,2) The 2nd Seal (Wars, 6:3,4) The 3rd Seal (Famines, 6:5,6) The 4th Seal (Pestilence, 6:7,8) The 5th Seal (Martyrdom, 6:9-11) The 6th Seal (Signs in Heaven, 6:12-17) The Sealing of the 144,000 (7:1-8) THE SECOND VISION "IN HEAVEN" (7:9 - 8:6) The Great Multitude (6:9-17) The 7th Seal (8:1-6)
THE SECOND VISION "ON EARTH" (8:7 - 11:14) The 1st Trumpet (Hail and Fire, 8:7) The 2nd Trumpet (the Burning Mountain, 8:8,9) The 3rd Trumpet (the Fallen Star, 8:10,11) The 4th Trumpet (Sun and Stars smitten, 8:12) The 5th Trumpet , or 1st WOE (the Locusts, 9:1-12) The 6th Trumpet , or 2nd WOE (9:13-21) The Spirit-Horsemen (9:16-21) Another Angel (10:1-11) The Two Witnesses (11
: 1-14) THE THIRD VISION "IN HEAVEN" (the 7th Trumpet, 11:15-19) THE THIRD VISION "ON EARTH" (11:19) THE FOURTH VISION "IN HEAVEN" (12:1-12)
The Woman and the Dragon (12:1-4) The Woman and the Child (12:5) The Great Conflict of the Ages (12:6) The War in Heaven (12:7-9) The Loud Voice in Heaven. The 3rd WOE (12:10-12) THE FOURTH VISION "ON EARTH" (12:13 - 13:18) Result of the War as to Israel (12:13 - 13:1) Result of the War as to the Earth ( 13:-1-18) The First Beast (13:1-10) The Second Beast
(13:11-18) THE FIFTH VISION "IN HEAVEN" (14:1-5) The Lamb and the 144,000 THE FIFTH VISION "ON EARTH" (14:6-20) The First Angel (14:6,7) The Second Angel (14:8) The Third Angel (14:9-13) His Denunciation (14:9-11) His Consolation (14:12,13) The Son of Man (14:14) The Fourth Angel and the Harvest (14:15,16) The Fifth Angel (14:17) The S9th Angel and the Vintage (14:18-20) THE SIXTH VISION "IN HEAVEN" (15.) The Seven Vial Angels (15:1,2) The Song of Moses (15: 3) The Song of the Lamb (15:3-8) THE SIXTH VISION "ON EARTH" (16., 17., 18.) The Great Judgments (the Vials, 16.) The 1st Vial (on the Earth, 16:1,2) The 2nd Vial (on the Sea, 16:3) The 3rd Vial (on the Rivers, 16:4-7) The 4th Vial (on the Sun, 16:8,9) The 5th Vial (on the Throne of the Beast, 16:10,11) The 6th Vial (on the Euphrates, 16:12-16) The 7th Vial (into the Air, 16:17-21) The Great Harlot (17.) The Vision (17:1-6) The Interpretation (17:7-18) The Great City (18.) THE SEVENTH VISION "IN HEAVEN" (19:1-16) The Final Heavenly Utterances (19:1-10) The Final Heavenly Actions (19:11-16) THE SEVENTH VISION "ON EARTH" (19:17 - 20:15) The Final Five Judgments: - The 1st Judgment (Men, 19:17-21) The 2nd Judgment (Satan, 20:1-3) The 3rd Judgment (Men, 20:4-6) The 4th Judgment (Satan, 20:7-10) The 5th Judgment (Men, 20:11-15) THE PEOPLE ON THE NEW EARTH (21:1 - 22: 5) The Vision of the New Heavens and Earth (21:1,2) Voices (21:3-8) The Vision of the Bride or Holy City (21:9 - 22:5) THE CONCLUSION (22:6-21
Was Jesus Christ a Jew Bible Study
For one reason or another, some people do not believe that the Messiah was a Jew. In this Bible study we are going to take a look at the human genealogy of our Lord and see if Jesus Christ was a Jew or not.
The first thing we need to know is who was the first Jewish person in the Bible. The word Jew is used ten times in the Old Testament and each time the same Hebrew word is used. Lets take a look at the definition of Jew from the Strong's Concordance.
Jew 3064 Yehuwdiy (yeh-hoo-dee'); patronymically from 3063; a Jehudite (i.e. Judaite or Jew), or descendant of Jehudah (i.e. Judah). 3063 Yehuwdah (yeh-hoo-daw'); from 3034; celebrated; Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.
We see that Jewish people by blood are a descendant of Judah. Judah is one of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel and he is the first Jewish person in the Bible.
So now that we know Judah was the first Jewish person of the Bible, lets take a look at the genealogy of the Messiah. For that we need to go to the gospel of Luke.
Luke 3:23 KJV
V23 And Jesus Himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,
The "as was supposed" in this verse means as reckoned by law. In Matthew 1:16 we are told that Joseph was begotten by Jacob (not the same Jacob that had his name changed to Israel by God) and was his natural son. Joseph could be the legal son of Heli, therefore, only by marriage with Heli's daughter Mary and be reckoned so according to law. Joseph was Heli's son in law because he was the husband of Heli's daughter Mary.
So the genealogy given in Luke 3:23-38 is that of Mary, the mother of the Messiah. Lets skip down to verse 33.
Luke 3:33-34 KJV
V33 Which was the son of Aminadab, which was the son of Aram, which was the son of Esrom, which was the son of Phares, which was the son of Juda , V34 Which was the son of Jacob, which was the son of Isaac, which was the son of Abraham, which was the son of Thara, which was the son of Nachor,
Juda 2455 Ioudas (ee-oo-das'); of Hebrew origin [3063]; Judas (i.e. Jehudah), the name of ten Israelites; also of the posterity of one of them and its region. KJV - Juda (-h, -s); Jude.
The name Juda from verse 33 is of Hebrew origin and is spelled as Judah in the Old Testament. He was a son of Jacob and the first Jewish person in the Bible. God changed Jacob's name to Israel in Genesis 32:28 The Bible tells us that our Lord was a Jew because His mother Mary did have some Jewish blood in her as she was a descendant of Judah.
Mary's cousin Elisabeth (Luke 1:36) was of the daughters of Aaron (Luke 1:5) which makes Elisabeth a descendant of Levi. This also means that Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ was a descendant of Levi on her mothers side. The Levitical priesthood are descendants of Levi.
Jesus Christ was both a Jew and a Levite. This united the scepture (kingline-Judah) with the staff (priestline-Leviy).
Strong's Hebrew Lexicon Search Results
Result of search for "Melchizedek":
4442 Malkiy-Tsedeq mal-kee-tseh'-dek from 4428 and 6664 ; king of right; Malki-Tsedek, an early king in Palestine:--Melchizedek.
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The Use of the Word "Day" in Genesis 1
THE SO-CALLED "CREATION TABLETS
The Spiritual Significance of Numbers
"The Stars also" (Gen. 1:16) The Usage of the Word Nephesh (Soul)
The Synonymous Words used for "Man"
LAWS BEFORE SINAI
"In the Day" (Gen. 2:17)
The Serpent of Gen. 3 The Posterity of Cain
The 120 Years of Gen. 6:3
The Chronology of the Patriarchs (Antediluvian) "The Sons of God" in Gen. 6:2, 4
The "Nephilim" of Gen. 6 The giants were hybrids of satan's angels who seduced the daughters of adam to breed the Adamic race out of existence, refusing to be born in the waters (womb) as God intended. ,. This Adamic bloodline bloodlineis that which Messiah would decend from through Mary in the flesh.
NOAH "PERFECT". (GEN. 6:9).
The Generations of Terah (including those of Isaac and Jacob)
The 134 Places where the Sopherim altered "Jehovah" to "Adonai"
(Gen. 18:3) The Fifteen Extraordinary Points of the Sopherim
(Gen. 16:5) The Eighteen Emendations of the Sopherim
(Gen. 18:22) The Readings called Severin
Sheol (Gen. 37:25)
"Leaven"
THE NAMES OF THE TABERNACLE
Deuteronomy: References to the Book in New Testament
The Use of Various Types in the English Bible: A.V. and R.V.
- Introduction to the Chronological Charts - Chronological Charts I-VII - Summary of Principal Events
Money and Coins; Weights and Measures
"The Book of the Law"
The Moabite Stone
The Septuagint Ending for the Book of Job
The Book of Psalms.
Miscellaneous Phenomena
"To the Chief Musician"
The Parenthesis of the Present Dispensation
The Chronological Order of the Prophets
The Visions of Daniel (Chs. 7-12) are synchronous
The Sieges of Jerusalem
The Genealogy of the Persian Kings
The Parallel Passages in the Historical Books
A Harmony of the Ezra-Nehemiah History
The Twelve Gates of Jerusalem
Quotations from the Book of Job in the Bible
The Psalm Titles, and the Words employed in them
The Chronological Order of the Prophets
Isaiah. The Evidences for One Authorship
*ISAIAH. QUOTATIONS AND ALLUSIONS IN THE NEW TESTAMENT
Jeremiah. The Chronological Order of his Prophecies
The "Seventy Weeks" of Dan. 9:24-27 (with Diagram) The Greek Text of the New Testament
THE NEW TESTAMENT AND THE ORDER OF ITS BOOKS
The Diversity of the Four Gospels
The Unity of the Four Gospels The Divine Names and Titles in the New Testament The Two Genealogies of Matthew 1 and Luke 3 The Usage of Pneuma in the N.T. The Eight Parables of Matt. 13
The Cross and Crucifixion
The Pauline Epistles THE REVELATIONThe Eternal Purpose The Christian's Greatest Need
Ethelbert William Bullinger
Dr. E.W. Bullinger was born on December 15 in Canterbury, England. He was a direct descendent of the great Swiss Reformer Johann Heinrich Bullinger, a covenant theologian, who succeeded Zwingli in Zurich in December of 1531. Bullinger was educated at King's College, London. He was a recognized scholar in the field of biblical languages. The Archbishop of Canterbury granted him an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree in 1881 in recognition of his biblical scholarship. Some of his best known works are:
The Companion Bible The Foundations of Dispensational Truth The Church Epistles Number in Scripture Word Studies on the Holy Spirit The Witness of the Stars The Book of Job Figures of Speech Used in the Bible Great Cloud of Witnesses The Critical Lexicon and Concordance to the English and Greek New Testaments How To Enjoy the Bible Commentary On Revelation De Twee Naturen in het Kind van God The Two Natures in the Child of God
The Christian's Greatest Need
Dr. Bullinger died on June 6, 1913, in London, England, leaving behind a wonderful legacy of works to help us in the study of God's Word. The best known is "The Companion Bible". Bullinger began to work on the Companion Bible in 1908. When he died in 1913, he was ready with the Old Testament and the Gospels. Others have finished "The Companion Bible" after his death..
A searchable online Bible in many languages and versions
The Aprocrypha
Deuterocanonical versions (Apocrypha)
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*There is nothing "old" about The Old Testament; for it told of the coming of The Lord Jesus Christ-Immanu'el: GOD WITH US.
THE SPIRITUAL SIGNIFICANCE OF NUMBERS IN SCRIPTURE
Numbers are used in Scripture, not merely as in Nature, with supernatural design , but with spiritual significance , which may be summarized as follow (The whole subject may be studied in Dr. Bullinger's work on Number in Scripture ) :-- One . Denotes unity, and commencement . The first occurrences of words or utterances denote their essential significance, in interpretation. Words that occur only once, in the originals, are emphatic and important. First day, Light. The first occurrences of all important words and expressions are noted in the margin. Two . Denotes difference . If two different persons agree in testimony it is conclusive. Otherwise two implies opposition , enmity , and division , as was the work of the Second day. Compare the use of the word "double" applied to "heart", "tongue", "mind", &c. Three . Denotes completeness , as three lines complete a plane figure. Hence, three is significant of Divine perfection and completeness. The third day completes the fundamentals of creation-work. The fourth, fifth, and sixth days are the counterpart and repetition of the first, second, and third, and correspond respectively. (See the structure of Gen. 1, p. 3.) The number, three, includes resurrection also; for on the third day the earth rose up out of the deep, and the fruit rose up out of the earth. Four . Denotes creative works (3+1), and always has reference to the material creation, as pertaining to the earth , and things "under the sun", and things terrestrial. Five . Denotes Divine grace . It is 4+1. It is God adding His gifts and blessing to the works of His hands. The Heb. Ha'aretz (the earth), by "Gematria" (i.e. the addition of the numerical value of the letters together) is a multiple of four, while Hashamayim (the heavens) is a multiple of five. The Gematria of Caris ( charis ), the Greek for Grace , is also a multiple of five. It is the leading factor in the Tabernacle measurements. Six . Denotes the human number . Man was created on the sixth day; and this first occurrence of the number makes it (and all multiples of it) the hall-mark of all connected with man. He works six days. The hours of his day are a multiple of six. Athaliah usurped the throne of Judah six years. The great men who have stood out in defiance of God (Goliath and Nebuchadnezzar and Antichrist) are all emphatically marked by this number. Seven . Denotes spiritual perfection . It is the number or hall-mark of the Holy Spirit's work. He is the Author of God's Word, and seven is stamped on it as the water-mark is seen in the manufacture of paper. He is the Author and Giver of life ; and seven is the number which regulates every period of Incubation and Gestation, in insects, birds, animals, and man. Eight . Denotes resurrection, regeneration ; a new beginning or commencement. The eighth is a new first. Hence the octave in music, color, days of the week, &c. It is the number which has to do with the LORD, Who rose on the eighth, or new "first-day". This is, therefore, the Dominical number. By Gematria (see above), ' JJjjIhsous ( Jesus ) makes the number 888. It, or its multiple is impressed on all that has to do with the Lord's Names, the Lord's People, the Lord's works. Nine . Denotes Finality of judgment . It is 3x3, the product o 989 f Divine completeness. The number nine, or its factors or multiples, is seen in all cases when judgment is the subject. Ten . Denotes Ordinal perfection . Another new first; after the ninth digit, when numeration commences anew. Eleven . Denotes disorder, disorganization , because it is one short of the number twelve (see below). Twelve . Denotes Governmental perfection . It is the number of factor of all numbers connected with government : whether by Tribes or Apostles, or in measurements of time, or in things which have to do with government in the heavens and the earth. Thirteen . Denotes rebellion, apostasy, defection, dis-integration, revolution, &c. The first occurrence fixes this (Gen. 14:4); and the second confirms it (Gen. 17:25). It, and its multiples, are seen in all numbers, and in the Gematria (see above) of all names and passages that are associated with rebellion, &c. Seventeen . Denotes a combination of spirit and order (10+7). It is the seventh prime number (as 13 is the sixth prime number). Other numbers follow the laws which govern the smaller, as being their factors, sums, products or multiples : e.g. 24 is 12x2, a higher form of 12.
25 = 5 2 . Grace intensified. 27 = 3 3 . Divinity intensified. 28 = 7x4. Spiritual perfection in connection with the earth. 29 = 3 3 . Intensifying of Divine judgment. 30 = 3x10. Divine perfection, applied to order. 40 = 10x4. Divine order applied to earthly things. Hence, the number of probation .
The four perfect numbers , 3, 7, 10, and 12, have for their product the remarkable number 2,520. It is the Least Common Multiple of the ten digits governing all numeration; and can, therefore, be divided by each of the nine digits, without a remainder. It is the number of chronological perfection (7x360).
***notice to visitors of this website:
The intended purpose of this webpage is to help provide us some tools to perhaps more accurately translate, transliterate, and, in doing so, understand what our Father's Word is telling us in deeper understanding. I hope to challenge the serious reader to look at what our Father tells us in The Bible, through scripture, as the Living Word in a futuristic sense, not just as The Law, and chronology with all the begets and begats, or just as stories. It is important that we view and understand scripture as informing those with eyes to see and hears to hear, how to receive salvation and live in this life, in the flesh, happily and healthy, and out of harm's way. And, importantly as well, friends, is to know the events of this time as it relates to Jesus Christ's foretelling to us in The N.T., of the events that consumate the end of this earth age, the coming of satan-the antichrist, and the season to expect the true Lord of Lord's - Jesus Christ's return to this earth. We are in the "..generation of the fig tree." spoken of by The Lord in The Parable of the Fig Tree in Matthew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21, just to name but three places of which this time we live in TODAY is documented in The Bible.
Let's not kid ourselves. God's Word and His Works are still going on and are still affecting our lives and are as applicable and important today as they were during the days of old! Imagine, as though one were really reading through tomorrow's newspaper. All through The Bible are many, many examples, or types - time after time, after time, of things that happened, happened again, and will happen again. Jesus speaks of the end of this earth age in: Matthew 24, Mark 13, and in Luke 21...these same topics are cross-referenced in many other places in both the "Old" and New Testaments; just to mention but one of many examples .
Thank you for your interest,
Steve Burke
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